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Denis F. VillorenteAdvanced Science and Technology Institute

Department of Science and TechnologyPHILIPPINES

[email protected]

Philippine e-Science Grid

Outline● Introduction● The Philippine e-Science Grid Program

● Grid Infra● FedGIS● PBS

● Conclusion


ICT R&D Priorities(from DOST 8-Point Agenda)

● Grid Computing● Open Source and Low-cost Computing● Internet, Network and Wireless Technologies● Applications and Digital Content Development● Foundations of Computer Science and● Emerging Technologies


Advanced Science and Technology Institute

● ICT and microelectronics R&D agency under the Philippines' Department of Science and Technology

● Based inside the University of the Philippines Diliman campus, located in Quezon City in northern Metro Manila

● Manage and operates the Philippine Research, Education and Government Information Network (PREGINET), the national research and education network of the Philippines (http://www.pregi.net)

● Implementing the Philippine e-Science Grid Program (PsiGrid) - http://psigrid.asti.dost.gov.ph


Philippine e-Science Grid Program

● Program Objective– Aims to establish a grid infrastructure in the

Philippines that will:● Enable collaborative research activities among local and

regional educational and research institutions, and● Provide distributed services to general users such as

national institutions that will use the grid to deliver advanced services.

● There will be 3 projects under the program.


Philippine e-Science Grid Program

● Project 1: Boosting Grid Computing Using Reconfigurable Hardware Technology

● Project 2: Developing a Federated Geospatial Information System for Hazard Mapping and Assessment

● Project 3: Boosting Social and Technological Capabilities for Bioinformatics Research

Project 1:Boosting Grid

Computing UsingReconfigurable Hardware

Technology(Grid Infra)


Objective

To establish a national high-performance computing network that runs both grid and cluster applications as well as applications

that use reconfigurable hardware


Strategy: Setup a HPC Cluster

● Establish a high-performance computing cluster with reconfigurable devices– 16 general-purpose computing nodes + 16

reconfigurable/specialized nodes● r

max: ~2 TeraFLOPS

– 10 Terabytes of storage● Provide basic computational services for

Life Science and Physical Science researches


Strategy: Strengthen Linkages

Grid services available to national, academic and research institutes


Strategy: Install Reconfigurable Hardware● Field-programmable Gate Array (FPGA)

auxiliary computing devices● To accelerate the execution of computation

intensive applications● Exploit the synergies of grid computing and

reconfigurable computing


Strategy: Participate in regional grid collaborations

EU-Asia Grid

Project 2:Developing a Federated

Geospatial Information System for Hazard

Mapping and Assessment(FedGIS)


Objective

Establish a web-based Federated Geospatial Informatics System for use in

hazard mapping and assessment


Strategy

● FedGIS will use the Grid infrastructure to provide for its needs

– Data grid for storage and retrieval– Computational grid for extracting information– Authentication among different agencies


Cooperating Agencies● Lead Agency: Advanced Science and Technology Institute

(ASTI)● Co-lead Agency: National Mapping & Resource

Information Authority (NAMRIA)● Collaborating Agencies: Office of Civil Defense (OCD),

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau (MGB)


Major Characteristics of FedGIS● Database systems are autonomous but

cooperating.● In most cases, no physical downloading of files

is implemented but only linking for data integration, display, analysis, rectification, etc.

● ASTI server is used for metadata buildup and display of integrated data.


Major Characteristics of FedGIS● Interface with client (public, private, etc.) is

through ASTI server.● NAMRIA serves as base map clearinghouse for

hazard mapping agencies (PHIVOLCS, PAGASA, MGB, OCD).


Major Characteristics of FedGIS● NAMRIA server has interface with hazard

mapping agencies for metadata search and hazard map geometric rectification.

● FedGIS will implement a one-base map policy.

Project 3:Boosting Social and Technological

Capabilities for Bioinformatics Research

(PBS)


Objective

Provide rapid access to major biological databases and software applications to

enhance the expertise of local researchers in bioinformatics


Project Deliverables● Web-based search engine● Grid-accessible bioinformatics solutions● 3D visualization facility● Mirror of major biological sequence and

structure databases● Capability building for local researchers in

bioinformatics


Conclusion● The potential for the application of grid technology in

various areas is limitless (i.e., agricultural biotechnology, medical bioinformatics, disaster mitigation, etc.)

● Local academic, government and research institutions are expected to benefit from these initiatives

● Enhancement of collaborative research activities

Thank You!

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